Zequinha de Abreu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zequinha de Abreu

Brazilian musician and composer

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1880

Place of Birth: Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1935

Profession: composer, clarinetist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (September 19, 1880 – January 22, 1935) was a Brazilian musician and composer. Abreu was born in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo state.
He is best known for the famous choro tune "Tico-Tico no Fubá" (1917), whose original title was "Tico-Tico no Farelo".
Other well-known tunes he wrote were "Branca" and "Tardes de Lindóia." Because of the lack of written tradition, Tico-Tico is played in various melodic versions all over the world.
Abreu died in São Paulo, aged 54.